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Biopsy with thermally-responsive untethered microtools.
Gultepe, Evin; Randhawa, Jatinder S; Kadam, Sachin; Yamanaka, Sumitaka; Selaru, Florin M; Shin, Eun J; Kalloo, Anthony N; Gracias, David H.
Afiliação
  • Gultepe E; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Adv Mater ; 25(4): 514-9, 2013 Jan 25.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23047708
ABSTRACT
Thermally activated, untethered microgrippers can reach narrow conduits in the body and be used to excise tissue for diagnostic analyses. As depicted in the figure, the feasibility of an in vivo biopsy of the porcine bile duct using untethered microgrippers is demonstrated.
Assuntos

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Ductos Biliares / Robótica Limite: Animals Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Ductos Biliares / Robótica Limite: Animals Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Article